The
Ellsworth Child and Family Counseling Center is the largest program
at Children’s Friend. It provides high quality mental health
services to children ages 0 – 22 and their families to address
a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems, from depression
to severe behavioral disorders.
How
we can help you
We strive to help families survive difficult times and return
to their highest level of functioning. To accomplish this, we
work collaboratively with physicians, other mental health and
social service providers and schools. We encourage referrals from
schools, agencies, hospitals and medical professionals for a wide
range of services including individual, group, and family therapy,
psychological testing, psychopharmacology, and parent training.
Our
clinical staff
Johanna D. Sagarin, Ph.D., psychologist, is the Director of Clinical
Services. The professional staff is comprised of licensed psychologists,
child psychiatrists, social workers, a clinical nurse specialist,
and other mental health clinicians. The clinical staff have expertise
in a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment modalities. The
staff combine their years of experience with extraordinary commitment
to the mental health of individuals in order to help approximately
300 children and families each week.
Examples
of our services
The Ellsworth Child and Family Counseling Center staff offer a
range of services for issues such as:
Contact
Us
The Ellsworth Child and Family Counseling Center is located at
20 Cedar Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Please call us at
(508) 753-5425 for more information.
Hours
The Counseling Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00
am to 8:00 pm, and on Saturdays by appointment. A clinician is
available by telephone for after hours emergencies.
This
program receives United Way funding.
